Comments on: Opinion: If I were in the Labour party’s shoes… http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-if-i-were-in-the-labour-partys-shoes-3478.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:55:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Mayer http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-if-i-were-in-the-labour-partys-shoes-3478.html#comment-59910 Andy Mayer Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:06:32 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=3478#comment-59910 It reminds me of the old joke adpated for discipline in New Labour. "Before you criticise Gordon Brown, first consider walking a mile in his shoes... that way... when he hears you... you'll be mile away... and wearing his shoes." Wise words for aspiring Labour MPs considering disloyalty... It reminds me of the old joke adpated for discipline in New Labour.

“Before you criticise Gordon Brown, first consider walking a mile in his shoes… that way… when he hears you… you’ll be mile away… and wearing his shoes.”

Wise words for aspiring Labour MPs considering disloyalty…

]]> By: Martin Land http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-if-i-were-in-the-labour-partys-shoes-3478.html#comment-59906 Martin Land Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:31:34 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=3478#comment-59906 Clegg is doing fine. I'm making plenty of progress on my patch, Simon, regularly taking seats off the Tories. If you're not making headway are you sure it's Nick who's at fault? Clegg is doing fine. I’m making plenty of progress on my patch, Simon, regularly taking seats off the Tories. If you’re not making headway are you sure it’s Nick who’s at fault?

]]> By: Simon http://www.libdemvoice.org/opinion-if-i-were-in-the-labour-partys-shoes-3478.html#comment-59905 Simon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:43:56 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=3478#comment-59905 "the leadership question settled for a good few years to come." Are you sure? There are plenty of people who are muttering about the flat performance of Clegg. I know a good number of intelligent and informed people who cannot identify who is currently leading the Lib Dems. That is not a strong position for any party. Labour is heading for a meltdown - maybe not complete collapse but a significant loss of seats. The Lib Dems do not seem to be making much headway - and they should be. “the leadership question settled for a good few years to come.”

Are you sure? There are plenty of people who are muttering about the flat performance of Clegg.

I know a good number of intelligent and informed people who cannot identify who is currently leading the Lib Dems.

That is not a strong position for any party.

Labour is heading for a meltdown – maybe not complete collapse but a significant loss of seats.

The Lib Dems do not seem to be making much headway – and they should be.

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